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Continued focus on redesigning and revitalizing Public Square and
working to ensure that Hopkins Airport provides nonstop and convenient
service to major business and leisure destinations are among the Greater
Cleveland Partnership's 2014 priorities highlighted at the
organization's Annual Meeting today.

“I'm pleased to report that we expect to break ground on Public Square
later this year and the goal is to complete the entire project by the
summer of 2016,” said GCP Board Chair Beth Mooney. “The redesign and
revitalization of Public Square, the enhancement of the downtown Mall,
and the creation of an iconic pedestrian connection between downtown and
the lakefront will leverage downtown Cleveland's $3 billion plus in
significant capital projects and spur additional growth.”

Mooney, who is chairman and CEO of KeyCorp, also highlighted the work of
the GCP Air Service Demand Task Force through which GCP continues to
provide business community input and support to Mayor Jackson and Port
Control Director Ricky Smith as the City pursues opportunities to
replace as well as increase service to priority destinations and
implement the Airport Master Plan.

“Recent announcements have already shown why this change of Hub status
is quite different from other cities that have experienced similar
changes,” Mooney said. “Our origination and destination market is much
stronger than other cities that have lost their hubs and our travel and
tourism assets are some of the best in the country. We are all working
to attain that delicate balance required to pursue strategic
opportunities while continuing to maintain the relationship with United
who will remain our dominant carrier for years to come.“

Remarks from the Governor

Mooney introduced keynote speaker Governor Kasich, noting that GCP's
current and emerging initiatives “align with the bold vision the
Governor has been pursuing.” They include The Cleveland Plan to reform
public education, increased focus on retaining and expanding Ohio-based
companies, Opportunity Corridor and developing Cleveland's waterfront.

Governor Kasich discussed Ohio's economic recovery and congratulated the
Greater Cleveland Partnership and its members for their role in it.

2004-2014: From “on the edge” to $18 billion in capital investment

GCP President and CEO Joe Roman noted that the organization's first
strategic plan, “Cleveland on the Edge,” written in 2004, highlighted
the precarious state of the Northeast Ohio economy. By 2014, $18 billion
in capital investment has been completed or is underway in the region.

“Progress takes time,” Roman said, “But we are moving the needle on
critical fronts: transforming downtown, bringing economic development to
several Cleveland neighborhoods through the Opportunity Corridor where
construction will begin this fall, and working with the Cleveland school
district and other stakeholders to grow the number of high-performing
schools in the city. They are all game-changing initiatives and GCP
priorities.”

Achievements in diversity highlighted

The Commission on Economic Inclusion, a program of GCP, presented its
annual Best-in-Class awards for diversity achievement at the GCP Annual
Meeting:

The Commission also announced the induction of five members to its Hall
of Fame after winning best-in-class three times in one category: First
Energy and Lifebanc, board diversity; Greater Cleveland RTA,
senior management diversity, Cuyahoga Community College,
workforce diversity; and Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority,
supplier diversity.

Community development executive honored

Vicki Eaton Johnson, executive director of the Fairfax Renaissance
Development Corporation (FRDC), received GCP's 2014 Richard Shatten
Professional Leadership Award for her support of, and work to, advance
the Opportunity Corridor project and for leading efforts that have
attracted multimillion dollar investment in the Fairfax community.

The award is presented in memory of Shatten's role in the economic
revitalization of Cleveland as an accomplished educator and research
mentor at the Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of
Management and through his civic leadership with Cleveland Tomorrow and
other organizations.

About the Greater Cleveland PartnershipThe Greater
Cleveland Partnership mobilizes private-sector leadership, expertise and
resources to create attractive business conditions that create jobs,
grow investment and improve the economic prosperity of the region. www.gcpartnership.com.